1960s Youth Counterculture: How Rock and Roll Became White

 The 1960s showed a growth and popularization of the youth counterculture. The widespread popularity of British rock bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in America created a new definition for rock and roll, one where it was both created and popularized by white artists. In reality, the popularization of rock and roll … Read more

How Heart Transplantation Works & Risks Involved

 Heart Transplantation A heart transplant replaces the patient's heart with a donor heart. Doctors remove the patient's heart by transecting the aorta, the main pulmonary artery, and the superior and inferior vena cavae.  They then divide the left atrium, leaving the back wall of the left atrium with the pulmonary vein openings in place. … Read more

Reducing Healthcare Costs by Fighting Overutilization in Hospitals

 The premise of Gawande’s essay is overutilization in hospitals. A lower socioeconomic status (SES) town has similar healthcare expenses to a higher SES town, even if their schools and civil service buildings are drastically different.1. However, there is a massive difference in patient expenses between multiple hospitals. For instance, Gawande found that the Mayo … Read more

Over 200,000 Have Died from prescription Opioid Overdose in US

  “From 1999 to 2016, more than 200,000 people died in the United States from overdoses related to prescription opioids” (Dowell). Opioids, also called Analgesics, are used for the treatment of pain after surgery or other injuries. According to the CDC (Center of Disease Control), opioids are the most commonly abused prescription drug.  More than … Read more

Defending Against Tyranny

Defending Against Tyranny According to Dictionary.com, tyranny is “arbitrary or unrestrained use of power;despotic abuse of authority” (Dictionary.com). America was once under the Tyrannical power of England. They were taxed unfairly and had no individual rights. Eventually America won their freedom and had many written forms of government before they finally came up with the … Read more

Reduce the Effects of Global Warming – Science Project

 EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT: Global Warming Hey this is nihar. How ya doin? Good? Good. Seriously bruh? Criterion A: We picked this topic because of our concern for worldwide environmental issues. Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system, and … Read more

Stopping Kids from Turning To Violence: An Investigation of Lower Socioeconomic Classes

 Violence is a part of the norm of the lower socioeconomic classes and are a learned response to pressures of survival. According to this theory, young males, particularly those in female-headed households in socially deprived areas, frustrated in their search for self-esteem and material goods, turn to violence as a means of achieving status. … Read more

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE AIR VELOCITY IN WIND TUNNEL: A Minor Project Report from IIT Delhi

 MINOR PROJECT REPORT EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE AIR VELOCITY IN WIND TUNNEL Submitted by Lt NARESH KUMAR (2017 AMX5521) In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the award of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION NAVAL CONSTRUCTION WING DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MECHANICS INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI-110016 MAY 2017CERTIFICATE I, … Read more

Gun Control in the US: Regulations, Restrictions, and Having the Right To Bear Arms

 Cody Nelson Prof. Radzikowski December 3, 2015 Persuasive Essay Gun Control Quite often nowadays, everyone will see bumper stickers or t-shirts that mention the peoples’ right to the Second Amendment.  “My Second Amendment rights, Began: December 15, 1791 Expires: Never.”  Citizens want to make their opinion known about how the government can’t take away … Read more

Reevaluating Columbus Day: From Hero to Villain to A Complex Legacy of Human Spirit

 Columbus has long been revered as the hero who discovered America, but his reputation has fallen hard due to recent historical opinions that have challenged his legacy. Columbus’s reputation has been damaged so much that many even suggest the removal of Columbus Day altogether. However, the true image of Columbus is much more complicated … Read more